11.   A spokesman for interim Prime Minister Francisco Fadul, contacted by satellite phone, said the rebels were advancing through the city.

12.   As the rebels advanced on the capital, concerns rose for the safety of foreigners in the country.

13.   Belgium, like the United States and other Western countries, had troops on standby while rebels advanced on Kinshasa to evacuate its foreign nationals if needed.

14.   Belgium, like the United States and other Western countries, had troops on standby while rebels advanced on Kinshasa to evacuate its foreign nationals, if needed.

15.   But a U.N. spokesman, Rida Ettasharay, said the rebels did not advance.

16.   But he promised the rebels would not advance beyond the Lake Mweru port in accordance with a peace agreement signed last year.

17.   But despite a relentless rebel advance on his capital and speculation he is preparing to live out his life in exile, the president is vowing to return home.

18.   Congolese rebels advance on southern diamond center.

19.   Congolese government troops recently launched a major offensive, Soderberg noted, and rebels have also advanced beyond the cease-fire line.

20.   Fighting restarted last Sunday when the rebels, mostly army veterans angered by poor pay and conditions, advanced on the center of Bissau, towards the presidential palace.